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Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notas/Notas  tachniquas  at  bibliographiquaa 


Tha  Instituta  has  anamptad  to  obtain  tha  Last 
orirjinal  copy  availabia  for  filming.  Faaturaa  of  this 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographically  uniqua, 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
raproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  changa 
tha  usual  mothod  of  filming,  ara  chackad  balow. 


□    Colourad  covars/ 
Couvartura  da  coulaur 


pn    Covars  damagad/ 


Couvartura  andommsgia 


nn    Covars  rastorod  and/or  laminatad/ 


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Couvartura  restaur^  at/ou  pallicui^a 

Covar  titia  missing/ 

La  titra  da  couvartura  manqua 

Colourad  maps/ 

Cartas  gAographiquaa  an  coulaur 


Coloured  init  (i.e.  other  than  blue  or  black)/ 
Encre  de  couleur  (i.e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 

Coloured  plates  and/or  illustrations/ 
Planches  et/ou  illustrations  an  couleur 

Bound  with  other  material/ 
Reli*  avac  d'autrcs  documents 

Tight  binding  may  cause  shadows  or  distortion 
along  interior  margin/ 

La  re  liure  serrie  peut  causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  ia 
distorsion  le  long  da  ia  marge  Intiriaure 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certaines  pages  blanches  ajoutias 
lors  d'une  restauration  apparaisssnt  dans  le  texte, 
mais,  lorsque  cela  itait  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 
pas  M  filmies. 


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L'Institut  a  microfilm*  la  maiiieur  exempiaire 
qu'ii  tui  a  M  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details 
de  cet  exempiaire  qui  sont  peut-Atre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique,  qui  pauvent  modifier 
una  image  reproduite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dans  la  mAthode  normale  de  filmage 
sont  indiquAs  ci-dessous. 

□    Coloured  pages/ 
Pagaa  da  coulaur 

□    Pages  damaged/ 
Pages  endommagies 

f~~T/ Pages  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Lid    Pages  restauries  et/ou  pellicuiies 


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Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
Pages  d<kcoiories.  tachaties  ou  piquias 

Pages  detached/ 
Pages  dlitachies 


I     T/Showthrough/ 
1—^  Transparence 

r~n    Quality  of  print  varies/ 


Qualiti  in^gale  de  I'impression 

Includes  supplementary  materiel/ 
Comprend  du  materiel  suppKmentaire 


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Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Mition  disponible 

Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  t ,  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  Image/ 
Las  pages  totalement  ou  partiellement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuiliet  d'errata,  une  pelure, 
etc.,  ont  it(k  filmies  d  nouveau  de  fagon  i 
obtenir  la  meHleure  image  possible. 


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Commentaires  supplAmantairas; 


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Ce  document  nst  film*  au  taux  de  reduction  indiqu*  ci-dessous. 

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Th«  copy  fiim«d  h«r«  has  b««n  raproducad  thanks 
to  tha  ganorosity  of: 

Manuscript  Division 
Public  Archives  of  Canada 

Tha  imagas  appsaring  hara  ara  tha  bast  quality 
possibia  considaring  tha  condition  and  lagibility 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  Icaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  spacificationa. 


Original  copiaa  in  printad  papar  eovara  9n  fllmad 
baginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
tha  last  paga  with  a  printad  or  illustratad  impraa- 
sion,  or  tha  bacic  covar  whan  appropriata.  All 
othar  original  copiaa  ara  fiimad  baginning  on  tha 
first  psga  with  a  printad  or  illuatratad  impraa- 
sion.  and  ending  on  tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad 
Qw  iilustrstad  imprassion. 


Tha  laat  racordad  frama  on  each  microficha 
shall  contain  tha  symbol  — M^lmaaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  tho  symbol  y  (moaning  "END"), 
whichavar  applias. 


L'axamplaira  film*  fut  raproduit  grica  i  la 
g^n^roait*  da: 

Division  des  manuscrits 
Archives  publiques  du  Canada 

L^aa  imagaa  suivantas  ont  «i4  raproduitaa  avac  la 
plua  grand  soin.  compta  tan-j  da  la  condition  at 
da  la  nattat*  da  l'axamplaira  film*,  at  9n 
conformiti  avac  laa  conditiona  du  contrat  da 
fllmaga. 

Laa  axamplairaa  originaux  dont  la  couvartura  an 
papjar  aat  imprim4a  sont  fiimte  an  commandant 
par  la  pramiar  plat  at  an  tarminant  soit  par  la 
darniira  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'Impraaaion  ou  d'lllustration.  soit  par  la  sacond 
plat,  salon  la  eas.  Toua  laa  autraa  axamplairaa 
originaux  sont  filmte  9t%  commandant  par  la 
pramiAra  paga  qui  comports  una  amprainta 
dimpraaaion  ou  d'lllustration  at  9n  tarminant  par 
la  darniAra  paga  qui  comporta  una  taiia 
amprainta. 

Un  daa  symbolaa  suivanta  apparaltra  sur  la 
damlAra  imaga  da  chaqua  microficha.  salon  la 
eaa:  la  symbols  —»•  signifia  "A  SUIVRE".  la 
symbols  ▼  signifia  "PIN". 


Mapa,  plataa.  charts,  ate.,  may  ba  fllmad  at 
diffarant  raduction  ratioa.  Thosa  too  iarga  to  ba 
antiraly  includad  in  ona  axpoaura  ara  fiimad 
baginning  in  tha  uppar  laft  hand  comar,  laft  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  aa  many  framaa  aa 
raquirad.  Tha  following  diagrama  illuatrata  tha 
mathod: 


Laa  cartaa,  planchas,  tabiaaux.  ate.  pauvant  itr« 
filmia  A  daa  taux  da  rMuction  diff^rents. 
Lors^ua  la  documant  est  trop  grand  pour  Atra 
raproduit  an  un  saui  ciichA.  il  ast  film*  i  partir 
da  I'angia  sup*riaur  gaucha,  da  gaucha  t  droita. 
at  da  haut  an  baa.  an  pr^nant  la  nombra 
d'imagas  n*caaaaira.  Las  diagrammes  suivants 
iiluatrant  la  m*thoda. 


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To  hU   most  Gracious  Maysty,  WiUiamlh^    Fourth,  Hovf.rrign  of 
the  United  Kingdom  of  Hre.at  Brilaui,  <wd  [relnnd,  S,-c.  iic  S^c. 
New  York,  I'mted  States  op  America,  >  , 
February  2"^,    18'.i5.  5 

SiiiE,— Bpyond  your  Maj'Sty's  dominion  I  um  slill  trun  to  native 
anegiancc,  and  I.  ist  th>t  all  its  banefits  may  yet  be  secured  to  mo. 

May  it  plcaae  yr-^r  Mnjosty:— 'n  thr-  yoar  1817  I  wf-nt  from  Eng- 
land to  Upiwr  ('••v'.flfl.i,  huviiig  Umdcd  property  and  friends  there; 
resolved  to  connect  myself  with  that  provinco;  and,  to  advance  ita 
proRperity,  ndvised  sem-ing  Commissioners  to  England,  that  certain 
abuses  might  be  corrected. 

For  xhis  ncf  -if  th'  purest  patriotism,  I  was  arrested,  tried,  and  hon- 
ourably ac'iuittcd.  Tliereafter,  I  hastontid  to  this  pluci;,  September 
1818,  (ifixious  for  uecounts  from  my  family;  and  iKjlieving  all  well, 
sent  to  England  a  power  of  Atturney  for  settlem<>nf  of  atriirs,  in  Qr-_ 
dor  to  attach  "^VseU^m^aiitariBMI^^  whither  I  foJj 

wilf  returned ;  but  thcrt'  I  was  arrested,  ordered  to  depart  the  prov- 
ince, and  imprisoned  eight  months  without  tenefit  of  bail.  Finally, 
beinp  called  before  a  court  of  jujtice,  August  1819,  I  was  arraigned, 
tried,  and  banished,  nierely  lj?.canse  of  refusing  to  depart  the  Prov- 
ince, !.nd  while  §o  weak  with  cruel  treatment  as  to  be  unable  to  pro- 
test against  proceedings  pronounced  illegal  by  the  iirst  law  authorities 
of  Critiiin. 

Ueturned  to  England,  I  petitioned  the  King  and  Parliament  for 
incjuiry  into  my  case  during  ten  yt^ais,  but  in  vain;  and  vain  indeed 
it  became  to  expect  a  hearing  after  your  Majesty's  ear  was  engaged 
by  a  man  whom  I  knew  to  be  false,  treacherous  and  vindictive — a 
man  whom  I  had  personally  chastised. 

Thus  honelesH,  I  crossed  the  Atlantic,  1833,  to  watch  the  progress 
ofevejits;  and  seeirig  that,  the  individual  alluded  to  no  longer  influ- 
ences your  Majesty's  Councils,  I  once  more  solicit  attention. 

The  Provincial    statute    passed  9th  March,    1804,  under    color  of 
which  I  was  imprisoned  and  banishe(J,  ws  enacted  specially  to  guard 
Upper  Canada   against  Irishmen  who       ere   expatri  ited;  and  could 
not  be  intended  to  bf;a.r  down  \]£)p.  """.IkwiU'.'i  right  of  uiiattain^'l  E/fVc- 
jsb  subjects — that  right  which  rests  oh  the  acknowledged  principle  of 
^!egia.:ice  and  proteciion  bi.'ing  reciprocal,  while  afiidavita  laid  before 
"the  Chief  Justice  couli^  not  bo  misunderstood.— In  short,  more  wanton 
oppression  never  was  exercised  in  modern  times;  nor  ever  were  con- 
sequences more  ruinous;  seeing  that  thereby,  not  onJy  has  my  repji- 
tatiou  been  suHicd,  but  my  properly  taken  away  and  dissipated:  sev- 
enteen years,  the  best  of    my  life,  rendered  profitless  and    unhappy, 
while  endless    litigation  has  been  sot    on  foot  for  mv    aimoyance— 
Nevertheless  hope  has  been  oh    ished.     A  continued  chain  of  docu-  *■ 
mcnts  can  be  referred  to;  lettc  ,  to  the  King  aud  pctitioiis  printed  in 
♦parliamentary  journals,  all  proving    that  I  have  neither    admitted  of 
(Waims  for    redresses    being  forfeited,  nor    left  untried   any  possible 
means   of  being  heard. 

Sire — From  this  land  into  which  I  was  banished,  F  now  protest 
ag.iinst  III '  monstrous  cruelty  and  injustice;  from  this  forcigti  land  I 
afi|#al  for  ihc  last  time;  and,  still  dutiful  and  sulirnisbive,  res-.pectfully 
put  thnso  ([uestions:  Shall  I  an  eleve  of  tli'-  oidest  and  least  tainted 
family  of  b'ifeshire,  whose  father  was  fur  ninny  yeni-^  a  magistrate  of 
that  county,  and  where  1,  myself,  roceives.l  from' your  Majesty's  Roy- 
al Father,  thirty-five  years  ago,  a  Captain's  commission, — I,  who  til! 
this  hour  can  challeng!  Ihc  world  to  accuse  me  of  a  single  mean, 
cowardly,  or  disJiouoarablo  act— I  who  am  father.of  a  f\imi'  in  Scot-'  ■ 
land;  shall  1  be  robbed,  degraded  and  evpatriatcd  by  viilaiiy  ?  In 
fine,  shall  jn.sticc  be  denied  to  a  Briti.:,li  suljji.'ct,  and  the  iiwA  sacred 
constitutional  right  violated  in  his  pcrfori.  by  men  clothed  in  the  liv- 
ery 01  power,  and  assuming  the  sanction  of  royalty  ? 

Rather  than  that,  Sire,  1  hliall,  as  did  one  of  my  name,  porwh  for 
my  principles  at  the  stake.  Rather  than  that,  I  shall  lay  dow.n^^-' 
life  to  extirpate  from  this  western  world,  the  remains  of  despotism.— 
Meiintime,  trusting  that  your  Majeity  will  speedily  cai^jnqAiiry  to 
be  mull!  into  my  case;  and  most  heartily  wishing  weH  fo  'm'^nativo 
countrv.  "  ^"'  your  Majesty's  loyal  subject, 

ROBERT  F.  GOURLAY. 


